Wrexham

Wrexham becomes autism aware

Specsavers in Wrexham is thilled to announce that the team have successfully completed a course, developed with The National Autistic Society, to support customers with autism.

The initiative, which is being rolled out across our stores nationwide, aims to build the team’s knowledge about the lifelong developmental disability, while helping to improve the customer experience for people with autism, and their carers.

The online learning modules cover understanding autism; communicating with people with autism; how autism can impact the senses, and adjustments that stores can make.

A word from the store

John Kamaluddin, retail director says: ‘Autism affects more than one in 100 people and as our store is such a big part of the community, it is vital that we are able to communicate and support someone with the condition in the most effective way possible.

‘Many members of the team have already completed the different learning modules. We are very proud to be involved in support The National Autistic Society and we hope this training will help make the optical experience easier for people who are living with the condition.’